Scientific Inquiry Practice

1. Scientific inquiry is the questioning of science that leads to the results of answered questions, new information about events and new technology.

• True

• False

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Emma and Maya are having a science debate! Emma says, "The independent variable is the factor that is being measured or observed. It is the effect of changes made in an experiment." Is Emma correct?

• True

• False

Charlotte, Scarlett, and Arjun are discussing the three key components of a strong claim. Which of the following is not one of those components?

• Specific

• Assertive

• Provable

• Reasoning

Is an explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations. A scientific theory does not develop from one hypothesis, but from many hypotheses that are connected by a common idea.

A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature. A scientific law does not describe why or how it happens, it only states that it will happen.

• Scientific Theory

• Scientific Law

• Hypothesis

• Claim

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A scientific theory can turn into a scientific law.

• Ture

• False

Explains how planets revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit with the sun at the focus.

• Theory

• Law

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Which one is a credible URL?

• .ORG

• .GOV

• .NET

• .COM

Breaking News: A giant chicken was seen walking downtown last night, people was screaming and running everywhere. Witness say the chicken was at least 15 foot tall and it pecked at car like they were toys. The police didn’t arrive fast enough and many store got there windows broken. Scientist is saying this might be result of a secret experiment gone wrong but no body can confirm yet.

• Credible

• Not Credible

What is a hypothesis?

• a rule

• a question that answers gives multiple answers

• a statement that restates a question

• a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested

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